Overview
- Villagers in Bhalukpung intercepted a mini-truck on Friday and beat three men accused of stealing three cows, leaving two dead and one injured, police said.
- Sonitpur police have registered a murder case, sent the bodies for postmortem and are questioning the injured survivor while saying no arrests have been made so far.
- Police told reporters the victims are from Morigaon district and belong to a minority community, though their identities have not yet been confirmed.
- The state government has stepped up enforcement against cattle smuggling, with the chief minister reporting hundreds of arrests and large seizures since January ahead of Bakrid.
- The case could raise local tensions and prompt more policing and investigations in remote villages near the Assam–Arunachal border as authorities look for those involved.